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Is POX a valid word?

P3
O1
X8

Yes. POX is a valid word.

POX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

POX is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.

Meaning

To infect with a disease marked by skin eruptions.

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About POX

POX is a disease that causes pocks or blisters on the skin, like chickenpox or smallpox, and an old word for a curse, as in a pox on you; as a verb its forms include POXED and POXING, and POXY is valid. With the P and the X, it is worth 12 before bonuses.

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POX scores 12 points

Before any bonus squares: P 3 + O 1 + X 8 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

P3
O1
X8

Example: POX as the first play

POX through the ★: P 3 + O 1 + X 8 = 12, and the ★ doubles the first word: 24 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and POX is worth 28 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

In front of POX (1):

After POX (1):

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from POX

Other forms of POX (3):

  • POXEDform of POX: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete
  • POXESform of POX: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete
  • POXINGform of POX: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete

Words that start with POX:

  • POXIER
  • POXIEST
  • POXVIRUSany of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
  • POXVIRUSESform of POXVIRUS: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of POX and these are still words:

  • BOXto put in a rectangular container
  • COXto coxswain
  • DOXto attack by publishing private information
  • FOXto outwit
  • GOXgaseous oxygen
  • LOXto supply with liquid oxygen
  • SOXform of SOCK: a knitted or woven covering for the foot; to strike forcefully
  • VOXsame as VOICE: to express or utter
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  • PAXa ceremonial embrace given to signify Christian love and unity
  • PIXsame as PYX: a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
  • PYXa container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
  • PODthe vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters P, O and X.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

POX + E

  • EXPOa collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

POX + M

POX + Y

Memory tip

POX is a disease that causes blisters, as in chickenpox. Add a Y for POXY.

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